Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 30, 2012
you can't speak for the American people, and you can't speak for these miners.
Said by
Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Kelly emphasizes that others cannot represent the concerns of coal miners.

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